The Bracelet Mystery - Revision history

Bracelet85 at 22:06, 7 March 2016

2016-03-07T22:06:25Z

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	Overture**		Overture**

	Dark stage. Cue wind sounds. Lights fade slowly up on center stage. The stage is cluttered with boxes and papers. This is Uncle Lige Barnes’ attic. [Projections for context. time/place] As violin cuts out, Emily enters. She is trekking through the cold and wind on the way to the cabin. During this trek, we hear the sounds of a military funeral. Gunshots/taps. She works her way through the audience as the music and lights fade. (Encourage audience interaction: Emily asks for directions, “Do you have a tissue?”, fall and use them to get up, etc.)		Dark stage. Cue wind sounds. Lights fade slowly up on center stage. The stage is cluttered with boxes and papers. This is Uncle Lige Barnes’ attic. [Projections for context. time/place] As violin cuts out, Emily enters. She is trekking through the cold and wind on the way to the cabin. During this trek, we hear the sounds of a military funeral. Gunshots/taps. She works her way through the audience as the music and lights fade. (Encourage audience interaction: Emily asks for directions, “Do you have a tissue?”, fall and use them to get up, etc.)

-	Emily enters from the cold. She shakes off the chill and gets to work. She sits center, amidst a pile of papers and boxes. After some time rummaging, she finds a handkerchief. Inside the handkerchief is a gold bracelet. She holds it up to the light as the music peaks and ~~suspendsq~~.	+	Emily enters from the cold. She shakes off the chill and gets to work. She sits center, amidst a pile of papers and boxes. After some time rummaging, she finds a handkerchief. Inside the handkerchief is a gold bracelet. She holds it up to the light as the music peaks and suspends.

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	He passed away last week. Exactly a week after his wife, my Aunt Peggy passed away. They both went quietly. With dignity. Even though he retired, he never really stopped being a soldier. Came out here to sort his things, get his cabin tidied up. I’m the last of the Scargall clan. I wish I could say we were close. He was a very secretive guy. Preferred to be alone mostly. The only person that ever came here was my Aunt Peggy, and even she didn’t spend much time here. The cabin gets too cold for most people, and toward the end she couldn’t make the trek through the woods.		He passed away last week. Exactly a week after his wife, my Aunt Peggy passed away. They both went quietly. With dignity. Even though he retired, he never really stopped being a soldier. Came out here to sort his things, get his cabin tidied up. I’m the last of the Scargall clan. I wish I could say we were close. He was a very secretive guy. Preferred to be alone mostly. The only person that ever came here was my Aunt Peggy, and even she didn’t spend much time here. The cabin gets too cold for most people, and toward the end she couldn’t make the trek through the woods.
	As I was sorting through my uncle’s treasures, I came across this...		As I was sorting through my uncle’s treasures, I came across this...
-	- Projected on the screen is the bracelet. RCAF crest visible -	+	(Projected on the screen is the bracelet. RCAF crest visible)
	It was folded inside of a silk handkerchief along with a matchbook from the Fat Cat jazz club, tucked behind some old photos from the war. It's a bracelet, Air Force crest on one side…		It was folded inside of a silk handkerchief along with a matchbook from the Fat Cat jazz club, tucked behind some old photos from the war. It's a bracelet, Air Force crest on one side…
	- Projection switches to bracelet initials side visible -		- Projection switches to bracelet initials side visible -

Bracelet85 at 02:00, 22 February 2016

2016-02-22T02:00:46Z

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-	~~Emily, grand father~~
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-	~~Music: bird calls, ambient sounds etc.~~
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-	~~Images: Nature photo?~~

	Overture**		Overture**

Bracelet85 at 01:41, 22 February 2016

2016-02-22T01:41:50Z

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-	~~Opening scene~~
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-	The young Canadian woman Emily's great uncle Lige has just passed away. She journeys to the woods where he resided during old age, alone and isolated from the world, to empty the house. In the attic, she finds the bracelet, bearing the initials “JMJ Barnes”. She becomes intrigued with the question to whom it belonged. How to find out? She asks her grandfather.
-	“Hmm, interesting. I know that a few of Lige’s colleagues from the Royal Canadian Airforce are still around. Perhaps you could talk to (insert name)? She used to sing at (insert club)1 Or you could try the local librarian mrs. (insert name?). She might be able to dig up something for you.2
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	Characters in scene:		Characters in scene:

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	Music: bird calls, ambient sounds etc.		Music: bird calls, ambient sounds etc.

-	Images: Nature ~~film~~? ~~Stage props?~~	+	Images: Nature photo?
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-	*[[Go talk to the singer]]	+
-	*[[Go talk to the librarian]]	+
-	~~[[Category:The Bracelet Mystery]]~~	+

	Overture**		Overture**
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	Prompt Projection 1: What should Emily do?		Prompt Projection 1: What should Emily do?

-	Head to the Jazz club to ask about the name on the matchbook.	+	Head to the Jazz club to ask about the name on the matchbook:
-	Research the bracelet at the local library.	+	*[[Go talk to the singer]]
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		+	Research the bracelet at the local library
		+	*[[Go talk to the librarian]]
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		+	[[Category:The Bracelet Mystery]]
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	Emily asks for help deciding. Either one member of the audience, a small group, a large group, all the women, etc.		Emily asks for help deciding. Either one member of the audience, a small group, a large group, all the women, etc.

Bracelet85 at 17:18, 17 February 2016

2016-02-17T17:18:25Z

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	Emily: My Uncle Lige was a part of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Fought during the Second World War. Based in Germany. Home was here though. As he got older he much preferred to spend his time in the woods. He often said, “the quiet speaks to me.” He could have used it after all he must have seen.		Emily: My Uncle Lige was a part of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Fought during the Second World War. Based in Germany. Home was here though. As he got older he much preferred to spend his time in the woods. He often said, “the quiet speaks to me.” He could have used it after all he must have seen.
-	He passed away last week. Exactly a week after his wife, my Aunt Peggy passed away. They both went quietly. With dignity. Even though he retired, he never really stopped being a soldier. Came out here to sort his things, get his cabin tidied up. I’m the last of the ~~[INSERT SURNAME]~~ clan. I wish I could say we were close. He was a very secretive guy. Preferred to be alone mostly. The only person that ever came here was my Aunt Peggy, and even she didn’t spend much time here. The cabin gets too cold for most people, and toward the end she couldn’t make the trek through the woods.	+	He passed away last week. Exactly a week after his wife, my Aunt Peggy passed away. They both went quietly. With dignity. Even though he retired, he never really stopped being a soldier. Came out here to sort his things, get his cabin tidied up. I’m the last of the Scargall clan. I wish I could say we were close. He was a very secretive guy. Preferred to be alone mostly. The only person that ever came here was my Aunt Peggy, and even she didn’t spend much time here. The cabin gets too cold for most people, and toward the end she couldn’t make the trek through the woods.
	As I was sorting through my uncle’s treasures, I came across this...		As I was sorting through my uncle’s treasures, I came across this...
	- Projected on the screen is the bracelet. RCAF crest visible -		- Projected on the screen is the bracelet. RCAF crest visible -
-	It was folded inside of a silk handkerchief along with a matchbook from ~~[Insert name of Jazz~~ club ~~here]~~, tucked behind some old photos from the war. It's a bracelet, Air Force crest on one side…	+	It was folded inside of a silk handkerchief along with a matchbook from the Fat Cat jazz club, tucked behind some old photos from the war. It's a bracelet, Air Force crest on one side…
	- Projection switches to bracelet initials side visible -		- Projection switches to bracelet initials side visible -
-	Numbers and initials on the other. These initials aren’t familiar to me and they don’t match the name written inside the matchbook ~~[Name of Jazz Singer]~~. My uncle may have passed without revealing all of his secrets, but this could lead me to know him just a little bit better….	+	Numbers and initials on the other. These initials aren’t familiar to me and they don’t match the name written inside the matchbook. My uncle may have passed without revealing all of his secrets, but this could lead me to know him just a little bit better….

	Blackout. Cut projection.		Blackout. Cut projection.

Bracelet85 at 17:15, 17 February 2016

2016-02-17T17:15:22Z

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	*[[Go talk to the librarian]]		*[[Go talk to the librarian]]
	[[Category:The Bracelet Mystery]]		[[Category:The Bracelet Mystery]]
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		+	Overture**
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		+	Dark stage. Cue wind sounds. Lights fade slowly up on center stage. The stage is cluttered with boxes and papers. This is Uncle Lige Barnes’ attic. [Projections for context. time/place] As violin cuts out, Emily enters. She is trekking through the cold and wind on the way to the cabin. During this trek, we hear the sounds of a military funeral. Gunshots/taps. She works her way through the audience as the music and lights fade. (Encourage audience interaction: Emily asks for directions, “Do you have a tissue?”, fall and use them to get up, etc.)
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		+	Emily enters from the cold. She shakes off the chill and gets to work. She sits center, amidst a pile of papers and boxes. After some time rummaging, she finds a handkerchief. Inside the handkerchief is a gold bracelet. She holds it up to the light as the music peaks and suspendsq.
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		+	Scene 1
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		+	Lights change. Emily stands center. She speaks.
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		+	Emily: My Uncle Lige was a part of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Fought during the Second World War. Based in Germany. Home was here though. As he got older he much preferred to spend his time in the woods. He often said, “the quiet speaks to me.” He could have used it after all he must have seen.
		+	He passed away last week. Exactly a week after his wife, my Aunt Peggy passed away. They both went quietly. With dignity. Even though he retired, he never really stopped being a soldier. Came out here to sort his things, get his cabin tidied up. I’m the last of the [INSERT SURNAME] clan. I wish I could say we were close. He was a very secretive guy. Preferred to be alone mostly. The only person that ever came here was my Aunt Peggy, and even she didn’t spend much time here. The cabin gets too cold for most people, and toward the end she couldn’t make the trek through the woods.
		+	As I was sorting through my uncle’s treasures, I came across this...
		+	- Projected on the screen is the bracelet. RCAF crest visible -
		+	It was folded inside of a silk handkerchief along with a matchbook from [Insert name of Jazz club here], tucked behind some old photos from the war. It's a bracelet, Air Force crest on one side…
		+	- Projection switches to bracelet initials side visible -
		+	Numbers and initials on the other. These initials aren’t familiar to me and they don’t match the name written inside the matchbook [Name of Jazz Singer]. My uncle may have passed without revealing all of his secrets, but this could lead me to know him just a little bit better….
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		+	Blackout. Cut projection.
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		+	Prompt Projection 1: What should Emily do?
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		+	Head to the Jazz club to ask about the name on the matchbook.
		+	Research the bracelet at the local library.
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		+	Emily asks for help deciding. Either one member of the audience, a small group, a large group, all the women, etc.

Bracelet85 at 00:14, 16 February 2016

2016-02-16T00:14:22Z

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	*[[Go talk to the singer]]		*[[Go talk to the singer]]
-	*[[~~See~~ the librarian]]	+	*[[Go talk to the librarian]]
	[[Category:The Bracelet Mystery]]		[[Category:The Bracelet Mystery]]

Bracelet85 at 23:22, 15 February 2016

2016-02-15T23:22:46Z

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	Opening scene		Opening scene

-	~~Emily’s, a~~ young Canadian woman, great uncle Lige has just passed away. She journeys to the woods where he resided during old age, alone and isolated from the world, to empty the house. In the attic, she finds the bracelet, bearing the initials “JMJ Barnes”. She becomes intrigued with the question to whom it belonged. How to find out? She asks her grandfather.	+	The young Canadian woman Emily's great uncle Lige has just passed away. She journeys to the woods where he resided during old age, alone and isolated from the world, to empty the house. In the attic, she finds the bracelet, bearing the initials “JMJ Barnes”. She becomes intrigued with the question to whom it belonged. How to find out? She asks her grandfather.
	“Hmm, interesting. I know that a few of Lige’s colleagues from the Royal Canadian Airforce are still around. Perhaps you could talk to (insert name)? She used to sing at (insert club)1 Or you could try the local librarian mrs. (insert name?). She might be able to dig up something for you.2		“Hmm, interesting. I know that a few of Lige’s colleagues from the Royal Canadian Airforce are still around. Perhaps you could talk to (insert name)? She used to sing at (insert club)1 Or you could try the local librarian mrs. (insert name?). She might be able to dig up something for you.2

Platypus at 21:45, 15 February 2016

2016-02-15T21:45:21Z

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	*[[Go talk to the singer]]		*[[Go talk to the singer]]
	*[[See the librarian]]		*[[See the librarian]]
		+	[[Category:The Bracelet Mystery]]

Bracelet85 at 20:19, 15 February 2016

2016-02-15T20:19:10Z

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	Images: Nature film? Stage props?		Images: Nature film? Stage props?
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		+	*[[Go talk to the singer]]
		+	*[[See the librarian]]

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Opening scene

Emily’s, a young Canadian woman, great uncle Lige has just passed away. She journeys to the woods where he resided during old age, alone and isolated from the world, to empty the house. In the attic, she finds the bracelet, bearing the initials “JMJ Barnes”. She becomes intrigued with the question to whom it belonged. How to find out? She asks her grandfather.
“Hmm, interesting. I know that a few of Lige’s colleagues from the Royal Canadian Airforce are still around. Perhaps you could talk to (insert name)? She used to sing at (insert club)1 Or you could try the local librarian mrs. (insert name?). She might be able to dig up something for you.2

Characters in scene:

Emily, grand father

Music: bird calls, ambient sounds etc.

Images: Nature film? Stage props?